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Unit 3 American Revolution Quiz 2 Review

Total questions: 45

Worksheet time: 23mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Define the word boycott:
a)
A good or product brought into a country from somewhere else
b)
The way people live their lives
c)
Allowing things to happen
d)
To stop buying products
2.
Which was NOT a region of the 13 colonies?
a)
Northern Colonies
b)
Southern Colonies
c)
Middle Colonies
d)
New England Colonies
3.
Which colony is highlighted?
a)
Massachusetts
b)
Virginia
c)
Connecticut
d)
New Hampshire
4.
Which colony is highlighted?
a)
Virginia
b)
Georgia
c)
South Carolina
d)
North Carolina
5.
Which colony is highlighted?
a)
New York
b)
Virginia
c)
Pennsylvania
d)
South Carolina
6.
Which colony is highlighted?
a)
New York
b)
Virginia
c)
Pennsylvania
d)
Massachusetts
7.
Which colony is highlighted?
a)
Maryland
b)
Virginia
c)
New Jersey
d)
South Carolina
8.
Define the word revolution:
a)
A document that gives rights
b)
People or land that belong to another country
c)
A sudden or complete change
d)
A war that divides a country
9.
Which sentence uses the word revolution most correctly?
a)
Technology caused a revolution in people's lives in the 1900s and early 2000s. 
b)
Revolutions happen every day at the post office. 
c)
Revolutions generally cause things to stay the same. 
d)
I am a revolutionzer of video games. 
10.
Which sentence uses the word independence most correctly?
a)
He had independence in his heart.
b)
Teens want independence from their parents. 
c)
The country wanted independence, so it surrendered. 
d)
Students have independence each day in class. 
11.
Which sentence uses the word alliance most correctly?
a)
The teams fought each other in an alliance. 
b)
The alliance killed each other over love. 
c)
The US and France have a military alliance to fight terrorism. 
d)
The countries have an alliance that stops them from helping one another. 
12.
Another name for England is which name?
a)
Britain
b)
Wales
c)
Scotland
d)
United States
13.
What effect did the French and Indian War have on England?
a)
England went bankrupt since it paid for the war.
b)
England lost the 13 colonies to France.
c)
They gained a new fleet of ships.
d)
England struggled to feed its own people. 
14.
These were two laws passed by England in order to tax the 13 colonies on mail and sugar products:
a)
Townshend and Tea Acts
b)
Stamp and Sugar Acts
c)
Proclamation of 1763 and Treaty of Paris
d)
Mail and Candy Acts
15.
This famous future American fought in the French and Indian War on the side of the British:
a)
George Washington
b)
Thomas Jefferson
c)
Abraham Lincoln
d)
Benedict Arnold
16.
These soldiers who wore red fought for which side during the French and Indian War?
a)
British
b)
French
c)
Native Americans
17.
Define the word petition:
a)
To work together, cooperate
b)
To estimate the value of something
c)
To communicate or make known
d)
To ask for something with a document
18.

Just like a minutemen, what is the definition of militia?

a)

Citizen soldiers prepared to fight whenever

b)

Professional well trained soldiers

c)

Soldiers that work for money only, they are well trained

d)

Red Coat Soldiers

19.

Colonial soldiers that were ready to fight whenever:

a)

Minutemen

b)

Red Coats

c)

Mercenaries

d)

Alliance

20.

The British left Boston to attack Concord for which reason?

a)

To kill all the American colonists there

b)

In order to capture minutemen weapons and Patriot leaders

c)

To capture the entire city

d)

In order to start the war and hurt the colonists

21.

This man rode all night from Boston to Lexington and Concord to warn the colonists of the upcoming British attack:

a)

Paul Revere

b)

Crispus Attucks

c)

Samuel Adams

d)

George Washington

22.

The first shot of the war called the "shot heard around the world" happened at this battle:

a)

Battle of Lexington

b)

Battle of Concord

c)

Battle of Bunker Hill

d)

Battle of Ticonderoga

23.

The minutemen beat the British back to Boston and killed hundreds of them at this battle:

a)

Battle of Lexington

b)

Battle of Concord

c)

Battle of Bunker Hill

d)

Battle of the Wilderness

24.

This group wanted the American colonists to be free and independent:

a)

Patriots

b)

Loyalists

c)

Neutrals

25.

This group wanted the American colonists to stay with the British and remain colonists to them:

a)

Patriots

b)

Loyalists

c)

Neutrals

26.

This group wanted nothing to do with the Revolution and did not take sides:

a)

Patriots

b)

Loyalists

c)

Neutrals

27.

A large meeting in Philadelphia by the leaders of the colonists to discuss the war and make decisions:

a)

Parliament

b)

Sons of Liberty

c)

Boston Tea Party

d)

Second Continental Congress

28.

This document was created by the Second Continental Congress and sent to the King of Britain to ask for peace and ending the war:

a)

Treaty of Paris

b)

Declaration of Independence

c)

Olive Branch Petition

d)

Proclamation of 1763

29.

This general was named leader of the Continental Army by the Congress:

a)

George Washington

b)

Paul Revere

c)

Benedict Arnold

d)

John Adams

30.

This battle occurred on hills outside of Boston. The colonists were pushed off of the hills, but killed thousands of British:

a)

Battle of Lexington

b)

Battle of Concord

c)

Battle of Bunker Hill

d)

Battle of Broods Hill

31.

Several people died during a protest when the British troops opened fire in Boston during 1770:

a)

Boston Massacre

b)

Boston Tea Party

c)

Ride of Paul Revere

d)

Battle of Lexington

32.

Colonists destroyed tea at this event to protest the Tea Act by dumping tea into the sea:

a)

Boston Massacre

b)

Boston Tea Party

c)

Boston Sugar Party

d)

Ride of Paul Revere

33.

Colonists at the Boston Tea Party dressed in these costumes:

a)

Dressed as French

b)

They used Native American costumes

c)

They used Spanish costumes

d)

Dressed as Red Coat Soldiers

34.

This group of men lead the Second Continental Congress and many would eventually become Presidents:

a)

Founding Fathers

b)

Congress

c)

Sons of Liberty

d)

Parliament

35.

This was the name of the King of Britain during the American Revolution:

a)

King George III

b)

King James II

c)

King Lebron James

d)

King Gregor

36.

This group helped to start the Boston Tea Party by making colonists upset:

a)

Sons of Liberty

b)

Minutemen

c)

Founding Fathers

d)

Parliament

37.

British soldiers generally wore this color:

a)

Blue

b)

Red

c)

Green

d)

Purple

38.

True or False: Minutemen were well trained soldiers,

a)

True

b)

False

39.

The nickname of British soldiers during the war:

a)

Red Coats

b)

Red Backs

c)

Blue Coats

d)

Minutemen

40.

Which is a synonym for freedom?

a)

Liberty

b)

Happiness

c)

Work

d)

Petition

41.

Another name for loyalists was...

a)

Tories

b)

Conservatives

c)

Triators

d)

Sons of Liberty

42.

Which of the following was NOT a Founding Father?

a)

Abraham Lincoln

b)

George Washington

c)

John Adams

d)

Thomas Jefferson

43.

These laws were passed by Britain in response to the Boston Tea Party to punish the colonists for the Boston Tea Party:

a)

Intolerable Acts

b)

Quartering Acts

c)

Tea Acts

d)

World Acts

44.

"The shot heard around the world" happened at this battle...

a)

Battle of Lexington

b)

Battle of Concord

c)

Battle of Bunker Hill

d)

Battle of London

45.

This famous Patriot group were the first to argue against British laws and taxes and may have planned the Boston Tea Party:

a)

Sons of Liberty

b)

Neutrals

c)

Sons of Loyalists

d)

First Continent Congress

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